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A 49-year-old Georgetown woman was killed Saturday night and two other people were injured in a two-car accident on U.S. 9 near Harbeson, state police said. The name of the victim is being withheld by police pending notification of family. The crash happened about 7:50 p.m. a mile west of Prettyman Road. Police said Corey A. Ortwein, 20, of Lewes, was driving a 2008 Pontiac G-5 east on U.S. 9 when he swerved into the westbound lane and narrowly missed striking a westbound vehicle that swerved out of the way. Ortwein then struck the front of a westbound 1995 Honda Accord. The driver of the Honda was pronounced dead at the scene, Master Cpl. Jeffrey Hale said. Ortwein was taken by emergency medical workers to Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, then transferred to Christiana Hospital in Stanton with serious injuries not considered life-threatening, Hale said. A passenger in Ortwein’s car, Kara B. Leonardo, 44, of Georgetown, also was taken to Beebe and then transferred to Christiana with serious injuries. Ortwein was not wearing a seat belt but Leonardo was, Hale said. The woman killed was wearing a seat belt. U.S. 9 between Prettyman Road and Gravel Hill Road was closed as police investigated and the wreckage was cleared but has since been reopened. Police ask anyone who witnessed the crash to contact Cpl. Jay Burns at (302) 644-5020 ext. 112. Text tips may be sent with keyword “DSP” plus your message to 274637 (CRIMES). Tips also may be submitted anonymously through Delaware Crime Stoppers, which offers rewards, at (800) TIP-3333 or www.tipsubmit.com.

The female victim of the fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on U.S. 9 west of Harbeson around 7:50 p.m. Saturday has been identified as Stephanie L. Marvel, 49, of Georgetown. The Delaware State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit is continuing its investigation.

What: Public workshop on U.S. 113 intersection improvements at Alms House and Speedway roads and Wood Branch and Kruger roads, near Georgetown Two legislators from the Georgetown area are concerned that safety improvements proposed at two dangerous intersections along U.S. 113 may actually make the area less safe.

Police say a woman was killed and two people were seriously injured Saturday night in an accident that closed U.S. 9 near Georgetown in Sussex County at about 7:50 p.m. And about 20 minutes later, police closed the southbound lanes of Del.

GEORGETOWN, Del. - Court records show that the man who drove the getaway car after the slaying of a Georgetown police officer is back in prison.

A perfect storm of economic, weather and regulatory factors combined to make 2011 one of the most challenging years on record for area poultry farmers.

The lobby of Sussex County Superior Courthouse in Georgetown looked like a Dewey Beach town meeting Feb.

DelDOT will hold a public workshop on Monday, Feb. 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. so citizens can receive an update on the status of proposed improvements south of Georgetown.

Volunteers are needed Saturday to collect holiday decorations from grave sites at Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington. The cleanup event will take place from 9 a.m.-noon at the cemetery at 33rd and Market streets. Volunteers will bring the decorations to a work site in front of the public mausoleum on the west side, take them apart for recycling and gather fallen branches and take them to the three-sided building on the east side for chipping. Volunteers should bring their own work gloves and wire cutters. A snack and beverages will be provided. The mission of the Friends of Historic Riverview Cemetery is to operate and maintain Wilmington's most culturally diverse, nonprofit public cemetery and support its restoration and preservation. For information, visit www.riverviewcem.com. Tuesday's Sussex County Council meeting will be held later than usual -- at 1 p.m. instead of 10 a.m. -- because of a light agenda. The council will hold its normally scheduled public hearings on zoning applications at 1:30 p.m., but because the agenda is so slim, it made sense to consolidate the morning and afternoon sessions, a county spokesman said. The council's meeting schedule could see some additional changes going forward, with County Administrator Todd Lawson scheduled to discuss the topic Tuesday. Meetings are held at the County Administration Building on The Circle in Georgetown, with a live audio broadcast online at www.sussexcountyde.gov, where the agendas are also posted. The Sussex County League of Women Voters will hold a public forum next week on road privatization. A panel of officials and leaders will discuss how Delaware's road system works, with the state handling roads outside municipalities and subdivisions and homeowners responsible for roads in subdivisions. The forum is part of a series of League events on privatization of public services. It will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Beebe Medical Arts Building, 18941 John J. Williams Highway, Rehoboth Beach.

While having lunch at Sussex Tech, U.S. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware A chats with students Ryan Barwick of Lewes, Lou Capodanno of Lewes, Ethan Tull of Lincoln and Devin Deloach of Millsboro.

A real estate developer said he and four partners plan to make an offer to buy the city's two... The crash between the truck and school bus this morning happened on Wilson Hill Road east of Hunting Club Road near Georgetown.

Several former members of Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary Board of Directors and volunteers for the group have broken ties and formed a new organization.

The University of Delaware in cooperation with the Delaware Department of Agriculture invites the agricultural community to a Delaware Agricultural Solar Workshop Wednesday, Feb.

Sussex County Council held a public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant program at their meeting this week.

Tribute. Be it known to all that the House of Representatives recognizes Dr. C. Peter Wagner As an Apostle For the Occasion of Commissioning Apostles in the State of Delaware.

Leonard Evans, of Claymont, took advantage of the sunny day on Monday to play with his new remote control car in Bellevue State Park.

Community resources librarian Dean Dey, center, helps Keith Motley of Georgetown fill out an online job application Tuesday at the job center in the Georgetown Public Library.

During the month of February only, Delaware SPCA's "Beat the Heat" campaign will provide $20 spays for female cats to prevent unwanted litters from being born in the spring.

Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commissioner Mike Johnson's seat on the commission expired more than seven months ago, yet he is still on the commission.

Public defenders for Derrick Powell, the 24-year-old Cumberland, Md., man who was found guilty of first-degree murder of Georgetown police officer Chad Spicer, earlier this month filed a 42-page appeal of Powell's conviction and sentencing to the Delaware Superior Court.